Just thinking about how no one in Paton’s family acomidated his Endowment. How no one thought to help him to control it better, or to keep their home accessible to him. How kids like Tancred with uncontrollable Endowments got guidance of help from friends and/or family to live and control their powers, but Paton was just isolated to his room in darkness instead. Thinking about how he only started to go outside or participate in life in his 40s because that’s the first time in his life he tried to find tricks to control his powers.
Thinking about how Julia Ingledew would absolutely have candles and non-electric lighting in their home for him. How she would help him find tricks to control his power. How she would work with him to ensure he got to live the life he wanted. How he would finally find the kind of unconditional love he deserved.